sgs: stepping up to the global corporate challenge
DESCRIPTION
From 28 May through 4 September, 2,583 SGS employees participated in the Global Corporate Challenge, a workplace health and wellbeing program designed to boost the health and performance of employees around the world. With 400,000 participants from organizations across the globe, it empowered participants to become active within their day-to-day lives via simple and sustainable behavioral changes – motivated by teamwork, competition, goal setting and a virtual journey around the world. In a nutshell, participants wore a pedometer and enter their daily number of steps on the GCC website. They received tailored nutritional advice and tracked their performance over time.TRANSCRIPT
STEPPING UP TO THE GLOBAL CORPORATE CHALLENGE
2014 was the second year that SGS participated in the Global Corporate Challenge (GCC) to promote employee fitness.
Each person was equipped with a
pedometer and challenged to take at least
steps per day
CountriesTeamsEmployees
369Days
100342,583
10000,
EQUIVALENCESPERFORMANCE
Times around the globe
Participating SGS employees have crossed the Sahara desert
Each person crossing the Sydney Harbour bridge
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Pieces of luggage
times every day
Slices of pizza597,586
266
57
8
1,149m
1,265
Number of trophies won
2,276,520km
Total steps
Total distance times
Total weight loss
Total energy burnt
Daily step average15,044
5,317kg
27,295
3,557,062,218
143,420,749Cal
rated their GCC experience as either good or excellent
80% 93%would participate in the
GCC again
FEEDBACK & LEARNING
Comparison of performance before and after the initiative
GCC participants have reported additional benefits
of participating SGS employees exceeded 10,000 steps per day (recommended activity level) after the initiative
Increased awareness of physical activity levels
Reduced stresslevels
Better perception of exercise as being fun
Improved energy levels
vs
pre-GCC
82% 23%
Find out moreDiscover GCC wellbeing stories from SGS participantswww.sgs.com/sustainability-initiatives